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Redding confirmed to serve again as Pennsylvania ag secretary
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Russell Redding to serve as Pennsylvania’s 27th Secretary of Agriculture on May 10.
Mad cow update: Who pays for testing for mad cow disease?
At $50/head, testing for mad cow disease won’t be cheap.
Dairy Channel: Carbon sequestration research and its implications for agriculture
Ernie Oelker shares details of research to determine just how much carbon is in the soil under various management systems. The results may surprise you.
Diesel prices a reason to take stock, reevaluate crop production expenses
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Diesel prices are up roughly 50 percent from this time last year and farmers need to look at different methods to maximize fuel efficiency, said a Purdue University expert. The average price farmers paid for diesel fuel in the Corn Belt last April was $2.50 per gallon according to reports from
Farmers need stronger safety net
House Agriculture Committee members have recommended that the House Budget Committee permanently increase the budget allocation for agriculture.
Respect, loyalty can be lifelong
Judith Sutherland recalls a lesson she learned about respect and loyalty when a man stopped by to talk to her father about changing milk haulers.
Dissecting the Sgt. Schultz market
In northeast Ohio, farmers are mostly standing on the carpet in front of the Farm Credit officer, trying to get the line of credit renewed, and trying to explain why they are still sitting on most of their corn and beans.
Iowa State may want shy from African lands
It’s hard to see Iowa State University’s key role in a plan by one of its top officials to develop an 800,000-acre farm in Tanzania as anything other than institutional polish to a massive African land deal for politically-connected financial titans. Connections And, yet, there sits ISU, smack in the middle of a geopolitical web
On My Mind: You can learn a lot from the classifieds
In Farm and Dairy’s Classified Advertising section — we used to call them Want Ads — there are always many intriguing headings. I enjoy reading the Dogs and Dog Supplies, Horses and Ponies, Hay and Grain, Miscellaneous and Wanted To Buy.
Looking ahead to land value, cash rent and inputs
Many factors could impact land and rent prices in 2015.
